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Bag (taghrek)
Artist / Origin: Andi Ouhoulou (Tuareg, Kel Ewey, n.d.), Agadez, Niger
Region: Africa
Date: 2004
Period: 1900 CE – 2010 CE
Material: Leather, pigment, metal
Medium: Textiles and Fiber Arts
Dimensions: H: 40 in. (102 cm.), W: 24 in. (61 cm.), D: 2 in. (5.1 cm.)
Location: Private Collection
Credit: Courtesy of Thomas Seligman, Cantor Center for the Visual Arts, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Tent Door Cover (ensi)
Artist / Origin: Turkmen (Turkoman) artist
Region: Russia, Central and North Asia
Date: 19th century
Period: 1800 CE – 1900 CE
Material: Wool
Medium: Textiles and Fiber Arts
Dimensions: H: approx. 52 in. (132 cm.), W: approx. 60 in. (152 cm.)
Location: De Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Credit: Courtesy of De Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of George and Marie Hecksher
Nomadic lifestyles call for domestic objects that are first and foremost portable and functional. Nonetheless, many nomadic and semi-nomadic people take great care in making and embellishing these items. Works created by the Turkmen of Central Asia or the Tuareg of Saharan Africa offer a less familiar perspective from which to think about the role of art in everyday life.